Image by Andre Lambertson. Liberia, 2007.
Image by Andre Lambertson. Liberia, 2007.
On Saturdays, a group of 21 amputees beg together. Image by Andre Lambertson. Liberia, 2007.
The youth pool their money so they can eat together at night. Image by Andre Lambertson. Liberia, 2007.
Image by Andre Lambertson. Liberia, 2007.
The team gets together for a group huddle. Image by Andre Lambertson. Liberia, 2007.
The government knocked down David's first house because they said it was built on government land. David rebuilt his house in the same location and is now waiting for the Department of Public Works to come knock it down again. Image by Andre Lambertson. Liberia, 2007.

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Published September 21, 2007

Andre Lambertson, for the Pulitzer Center, Liberia

Pulitzer Center grantee Andre Lambertson and Ruthie Ackerman, for their project "Scars and Stripes: Liberian Youth after The War," travel from Park Hill community in Staten Island to the slums of Monrovia, Liberia's capital. They examine the process of reintegrating and rehabilitating Liberian youth after the war, on both sides of the ocean.

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Scars and Stripes: Liberian Youth After the War

Reporter Ruthie Ackerman and photographer Andre Lambertson travel from Staten Island to Liberia, investigating the lives and struggles of Liberian youth after the 14-year civil war.
November 17, 2011 /

More Than a Thousand Words: Fotoweek DC Journalists Talk Global Issues with Students

Mark Schulte
Washington area students--from three-year olds to university undergrads--learned about critical global issues from Pulitzer Center photojournalists.
October 12, 2011 /

St. Louis Students Explore 'Women and Children in Crisis' with Journalists Badkhen and Lambertson

Mark Schulte
Students from St. Louis met with Pulitzer Center Grantees Anna Badkhen and Andre Lambertson as part of the Global Gateway program.
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